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2003 Buick LeSabre and Celebration Trim Package
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Now feel what happens when LeSabre's tires encounter Michigan's inevitable pavement potholes: The independent suspension system absorbs all bumps and leaves the car body and passenger cabin alone to move forward smoothly in an uninterrupted horizontal plane.
Buick's Gran Touring suspension package, which tunes shocks and springs firmly to a sporty mode, is optional with the Celebration edition and includes a stabilizer bar at the rear plus 16-inch all-season touring tires.
Side mirrors contain a clever safety feature, as bright chevrons appear on the surface of the mirrors and blink on and off each time the turn signal indicator is activated. Although these arrows are transparent to the driver, they become quite apparent to other drivers trailing the car and convey the message that LeSabre is about to turn.
Many more safety features come with this car, such as four air bags, safety belts attached directly to the frame of front seats, shoulder and lap belts for three rear seat positions, plus energy-absorbing interior surfaces.
Even LeSabre's seats and headrests become active safety assets: If the vehicle should be hit from behind, which can inflict a neck whiplash to the rider, each headrest on front seats quickly pushes forward and upward slightly to meet the neck and head thrust backward. This movement cradles the head and prevents a painful whiplash effect.
At the same time, LeSabre's front seats can absorb energy from a rear impact and catch the rider's pelvis and low back in the manner a catcher's mitt cradles a baseball.
LeSabre's safety cage ensures a strong passenger cell protected by side door beams and energy absorbing front and rear crush zones. Also, a crush-resistant roof can withstand 7,000 pounds of pressure before deforming significantly.
The conservative exterior design of LeSabre looks familiar with Buick hallmarks of a slinking prow and oval chrome grille, yet there are subtle styling curves like at the muscular shoulders or graceful roof pillars.
Fenders flank LeSabre's central oval form like shoulder epaulets, with creases extending back to the rear bumper, trimmed low in the center section to drop the lift-over height for ease in loading the large trunk.
